The basic procedure of running a coffee shop

Generally speaking, opening a coffee shop often goes through the following process:

1. The first is to prepare for the opening of the shop, this part of the abundance and thrift of their own, generally speaking, to open a coffee shop with an area of 200 square meters requires about 500000 yuan.

two。 Select the customer base according to the characteristics of their own core products, in most cases, the core products are not coffee itself, but such as porcelain, carpets, handicrafts, special meals, special activities and other very attractive and competitive products; (this is like the principle of fishing, first choose the kind of fish to catch, and then prepare the fishing bait)

3. Select the business location with reasonable rent according to the customer base, that is, choose the right place and the right place, which is equivalent to finding out where the fish are and where to fish. To evaluate whether the rent is reasonable, we should focus on whether the effective passenger flow is sufficient and whether the customer capture rate is high enough. First of all, calculate the average daily rent and staff wages, utilities, and so on, such as daily rent of 600 yuan, wages and miscellaneous expenses of 400 yuan. According to the profit margin of 70%, the daily running water of about 1430 yuan can be leveled. Calculated with the consumption of 20 yuan per person, it is necessary to receive 72 people to break even. According to the 10% customer capture rate of the general coffee shop, the daily effective flow of people in this area must be more than 700 in order to be flat. If the effective flow of people is insufficient, it proves that the rent is too high.

4. Sign a long-term transferable rental contract for the catering industry, usually for 5 to 10 years, with a minimum of 3 years

5. Recruit a trusted coffee shop manager who may not have done food and beverage management, but must have certain leadership skills and personality charm, hard-working and serious work.

6. Apply to the Trade and Industry Bureau for pre-approval of the name of the coffee shop.

7. Begin to recruit backbone shop assistants, such as store managers, bar assistants, cooks, cashiers, foremen, artists, etc., to apply for health certificates for them.

8. Formulate menus, wine lists, rules and regulations, conduct training and trial meals; I. Draw up the equipment list according to the meals to be made, and the purchase of equipment accounts for about 30% of the total investment.

9. Sign procurement contracts for suppliers of equipment and raw materials

10. Design and decorate the coffee shop (water, electricity, capacity) according to the requirements of the epidemic prevention station, the construction period is generally 40 to 60 days. This part of the cost accounts for about 40% of the total investment.

11. At the beginning of the design and construction of the coffee shop, the Environmental Protection Bureau began to apply for approval.

twelve。 Apply for examination and approval of outdoor light box advertisement in the middle of construction

13. In the later stage of construction, install kitchen equipment; apply for electrical safety inspection

14. In the later stage of decoration, apply for examination and approval of sanitary permit, and apply for epidemic prevention station inspection after the basic completion of decoration.

15. Store cleaning

16. After getting the health permit, go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to get the business license.

17. Apply for tax registration

18. Trial operation

19. Set aside half a year's rent, unforeseen expenses and promotion expenses, which account for about 30% of the total investment.

These are the basic procedures for opening a coffee shop. However, the approval will vary from region to region and to different types of coffee shops. According to experience, site selection should avoid residential floor merchants as far as possible, try not to choose business premises with an area of less than 80 square meters, and choose places with sufficient water, power supply, ventilation and smoke exhaust as far as possible. This is because all these factors will have a great impact on the application for a licence and the expansion of business in the future.